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What official birth registration shows about Forrest: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Forrest: Recorded since 1996, it reached #392 in 2020, and it stood at #474 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2018–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2018 to 2025, ranging from #3519 to #5666.201820192020202120222025#3519#5666
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2018#5666
2019#4001
2020#4535
2021#3519
2022#4645
2025#4201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #478 among boys in Scotland, #500 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #392 in Northern Ireland in 2020.

Forrest's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#42015HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#47482HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#50078HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#51476HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#56167HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#35196HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#55669HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#57962HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#40015HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#55268HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#71148HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#94332HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#92832HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#132719HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#132719HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#22169HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#24588HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#24008HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#22118HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3923HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4786HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Forrest is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Forrest, between 1996 and 2025, in 25 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2019Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: highest position in 2020ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202525#474 in 2025
Republic of Ireland20191#764 in 2019
Northern Ireland20201#392 in 2020
Scotland20241#478 in 2024
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What is known about Forrest

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #392 in Northern Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.